Appointment sought for receiver over Puget Realty firm in King County
Lawsuit accuses Puget Bound Realty Associates directors of fraud and unlawful action and seeks a receiver to take charge. Complaint says $346,194.12 entered the Series Fund between 1906 and 1907, with $906,867.90 invested and no accounting to plaintiffs for the balance over $40,000. Investors claim related parties bought company property at inflated prices and that the firm is insolvent, risking bondholder interests and rents from properties including the Lincoln and Perigon hotels and the Georgian in Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puget Bound Realty Associates
Peery
Puget Sound Realty Associates
Unit Plan
Lincoln Hotel
Perguson
Seattle
Friday the Thirteenth Misfortune Tale
A narrator recounts a string of bad luck on Friday the Thirteenth as a man experiences a series of mishaps. He wakes on the wrong side of bed, finds two knives at breakfast, drops an umbrella, encounters a banana peel and a slipping knee, and faces a ghost of superstition from a black cat. The day ends with a surprising promotion instead of firing.
Divorce Case Reported In Fragmented 1905 Notice
Fragmentary OCR cites a divorce filing involving parties named Parnabas Bar and Albi Tawnon with a December 17 1905 date and mentions arrest or assault charges, soggy biscuits and a gold rush reference. The readable text is disjointed and lacks coherent details beyond the divorce action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parnabas
Albi Tawnon
Morting
Wsband
Unclear Nationwide Crowd Event Reported This Dawn
Fragmentary text describes a crowd at an inn with people possibly detained and deported. Mentions Canadians and a reference to a Mikado theme and a Japanese car. Details are unreadable and uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bnd
King County
Escapes From Train Reported Near Baltimore
An escape incident is noted near Baltimore with a suspect involved. Details are fragmentary but indicate a rear platform event and an associated hospital report. No further names or locations are clearly identifiable from the text.
Police Tug Of War Set With Fire Dept At Exposition
Police officers drill for a tug of war against a Fire Department team on Scotch Day August 21 at the exposition grounds. Patrolman Dan Hart anchors the blue coats with Miles Follrich Poolman Landis and Doom plus City Detective William Peterson and Chauffeur Dan Keane. Fire team anchor George Watling leads Miller Bull Ki teens Velbousche. A $1000 prize awaits the winner.
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Fire Department
Dan Hart
Blue Coats
Patrolton Miles
Follrich
Poolman
Landis
Doom
William Peterson
Dan Keane
George Watling
Miller
Bull
Velbousche
Northwest
William J Bryan to Visit Seattle in October
William J. Bryan will be in Seattle between October 10 and 16, then proceed to Canada to deliver several speeches in major Dominion cities. The schedule was announced by his brother Chas W. Bryan in Portland today.
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William J. Bryan
Seattle
Canada
Dominion
Chas.w. Bryan
Portland
Judge case paves way to curb motorcycle speeding
In Los Angeles on August 15 Judge Wilbur of the juvenile court ruled to curb speed mania. Two 16 year old boys A M Haas and Donald Whisell were sentenced to surrender their motorcycles for a year and may not ride or start engines during that period, aiming to restrain other speed maniacs.
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Los Angeles
Wilbur
Juvenile Court
A. M. Haas
Donald Whisell
Wibur
Rumor of Brewer Cudahy Wedding Postponement
San Francisco August reports a postponement of Miss Nora Brewer's wedding to Badwa Cudahy, Omaha packer heir, after Cudahy’s grip attack. Relatives dispute rumors, saying the engagement remains and the wedding date is uncertain as Cudahy visits nearby.
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San Francisco
Mies Nora
Cudahy
San Jose
Chicago
Siclan
Boy’s remorseful shot wounds friend on Brooklyn roof
Vincent, 15, shot 16 year old Gertrude Golden on a Brooklyn roof while target shooting with a .22 rifle. He was released on $100 bail after visiting Gertie, who survived after surgery and doctors said she would not die. The two were neighbors in Hall Street, and the incident prompted care from surgeons and nurses.
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Vincent
Vince
Jett
Gertie
Hall Street
Brooklyn
Rileys
No. 202
Lehermerhorn Street
Duwamish River Bill Passes House Unanimously
Olympia report says the Duwamish river bill passed the house this morning with all 59 representatives voting in favor. The measure received unanimous support as members present approved the bill without opposition.
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Duwamish
United
Olympia
Aged 102 seeks fifteenth wife in Mount Hope
Dr James Nicholas Van a 102 year old Black man from Mount Hope claims to have had fourteen white wives who have died and says he is looking for another. He remains active and confident of many more years. The Minnesota Social club will meet at Thorn's hall Green Lake on Saturday at 9 oclock.
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United Press
Middletown
N. Y
James Nicholas van
Mount Hope
Van
Minnesota Social Club
Thorn’s Hall
Green Lake
I Judge We Talk to the Kids at A 1 P
The Brattle Newsboys Mission invites every newsboy to the exposition grounds next Sunday to hear Judge Ben B Lindsey of Denver speak on juvenile work. Kids will be admitted free, with seats provided in the Administration building auditorium at 2 p m. Lindsey will discuss his work and recount his recent reelection victory over party opponents.
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Ei Praiettion
A-Y.p
Exposition Grounds
Fen B. Lindsey
Denver
2 Peloek
Piperition Management
Chearings Today Balance Report
Readable figures show totals for Chearings today and balances across accounts. The fragment lists amounts 2 285 608 16 and 91 510 258 with further balances 210 302 and mentions Portland.
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Chearings
Portland
Poor Elder Seeks Home As Water Cut Affects District
A water outage affects a Minneapolis district between Weller and Jackson streets from August 14 afternoon hours. An elderly man named Edward Olson, traveling with a worn basket and few pennies, asked at Union Depot for a ticket home and was taken to the police station for mental health evaluation after failing to identify his residence.
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Weller St
Jackson
Edward Olson
Olson
Union Depot
Nero
Minneapolis
Beattie
Thaw to be Returned to Matteawan Asylum
Superintendent Baker of Matteawan asylum started for White Plains to take custody of Harry K. Thaw and return him to the asylum. It is expected he will be in his cell by seven this evening unless Thaw's lawyers secure a different confinement location.
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Kat
Ite
United Breve
Man Finds Imitation Opal on Cincinnati Street
A man living at No 18 18th Street in Cincinnati discovered a fake opal valued as a trinket while walking the widewalk in the nineteenth ward at 12 10 p.m. today. He is a father of thirteen with limited funds after paying a mortgage installment on a $1,000 home. The item proved to be an imitation, offering no luck or fortune.
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Cincinnati
Aue
18Th St
Nirteenth
Rich Personal Property Valuations Spark Local Buzz
The county assessor lists values for notable residents including Jacob Furth and William Pitt Trimble. Furth’s simple lifestyle contrasts with a substantial home, automobiles, and horses valued at around 810, with Trimble noting a cottage at 1019 Terry Ave and a small stable valued about 650. George B. Kittinger reports a modest Cherry Hedge residence and related belongings totaling about 860, reflecting frugal yet steady wealth amid Pierce County records.
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W. P. Trimble
Jacob Furth
G. B. Kittinger
Harbabes
Norors
Furth
Trimble
Terry Av
William Pitt Trimbie
Assensor
Hard luck story of Mrs Hicks seeks work and home care
A Seattle family faces poverty after the husband drowns in Lake Union. Mrs Hicks, with three children ages under ten, finds little work and must pay $10 monthly for board, leaving only $100 for rent, groceries, and clothing. She asks for a chance to earn money at home rather than charity.
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United Pres
Francisco
Mia Maria Jane Rancadaro
Glueweppe Greo
Gloo
Sho
Mia
Gieo
Wee
Gileo
San Jove
Prectta
San Jose
Gleo
Pontins
At- Ay
Reuben Hicks
Lake Union
Aunt Sharpless Accused Of Jealous Interference In Miller Divorce
In South Bend Indiana Mrs Miller sues Miller's aunt Mrs Jennie Sharpless for 6000 dollars alleging she interfered with the couple's marriage. Sharpless allegedly upbraided the wife at the husband’s presence and influenced him against his wife. The divorce from Rows Miller had just ended after six months.
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Hy United
South Bend
Ind
Rows Miller
Martin Lumber Company
Miller
Mra
Jennie Sharpless
Mra. Miller
Despondent Jail Inmate Hangs Self in Oakland
August Coussens awaiting trial for murder of a man he said seduced his wife hanged himself in his Oakland jail cell. His wife had not visited him, and guards found his body early in the morning.
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United Prec
Oakland
Cal
August Coussens
Irrigation Congress Officials Elected at Spokane Meeting
A. Powell of Arlen was elected president of the National Irrigation Congress. Officers named include Ralph B. Twitchell of New Mexico as first vice president and J. J. Watson of South Carolina as fifth vice president. Arthur E. Hooker of Spokane was chosen secretary. Pueblo Colo was set as next meeting site. Resolutions urged a 10 million dollar five year water reclamation bond and supported forest and reclamation service while opposing perpetual water franchises.
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Samuel M. Evans
Bpokane
A. Powler
Arlen
Lrrigation Congresa
Pueblo
Colo
Ralphb. Twitchell
New Mexico
W. Young
Utah
Eound
I. Newman
Montana
Third View
A. W. Fleming
Friday 13 Divorce Roundup Delivers Mixed Fortunes
In superior court today three women won separations or divorces while three husbands face alimony. Caroline Haitz separated from William Halts, a real estate man, married in Germany in 1680. Susie Torgeson obtained a divorce from Rudolph Torgeson and Ruby Bell from John Franklin Bell.
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Caroline Haitz
William Halts
Germany
Susie Torgeson
Rudolph Torgeson
Ruby Bell
John Franklin Bell
City expense estimates trimmed by council finance panel
The knife is applied to department estimates as City Engineer Thomson’s figure is cut to 1 463 000. Several projects may be funded by a bond levy. All city departments seek more money for the year and many employees request raises.
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Thomson
Mother and child killed after jump from tenement
Panic struck by a small fire in a New York tenement. Esther Schwenger, clinging to her four year old, leapt from a fourth story window to escape the flames. They fell head first to the street and both were killed.
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New York
Esther Schwenger
Rat in hair saves life in Roanoke suicide attempt
A Roanoke woman Bertha Delina attempted suicide by shooting herself in the head last night. A rat in her hair caused the gun to misfire and saved her life. doctors removed the bullet with the hair mass and she is expected to recover.
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Roanoke
A & Treat
Bertha Delina
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